2002 New Orleans Saints Defense
2002 New Orleans Saints Sack Leaders
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Darrin Howard | 8 |
| Charles Grant | 7 |
| Grady Jackson | 5.5 |
| Darrin Smith | 3.5 |
| Kenny Smith | 3.5 |
| William Whitehead | 3 |
| Norman Hand | 2.5 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 |
| Jay Bellamy | 1.5 |
| Fred Thomas | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | .5 |
| Totals | 38 |
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0t | 1 |
| Micheal Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 211 | 10.6 | 43 | 1 |
Top Tacklers
| Total | Solo | Asst | TFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 107 | 82 | 25 | 5 |
| Darrin Smith | 96 | 63 | 33 | 10 |
| Jay Bellamy | 89 | 69 | 20 | 4 |
| Charlie Clemons | 84 | 60 | 24 | 8 |
| Fred Thomas | 83 | 71 | 12 | 3 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 76 | 59 | 17 | 3 |
| Ken Irvin | 65 | 61 | 4 | 4 |
| Darren Howard | 48 | 35 | 13 | 9 |
| Grady Jackson | 43 | 31 | 12 | 9 |
| Norman Hand | 39 | 30 | 9 | 3 |
| Charles Grant | 37 | 30 | 7 | 10 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 35 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| Willie Whitehead | 34 | 24 | 10 | 6 |
| Dale Carter | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
| Fakhir Brown | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
2002 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | AVG PPG | Yards | AVG YPG | Plays | Avg/Play | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 388 | 24.2 | 5796 | 362.2 | 1071 | 5.4 | 327 | 38 | 27†| 25†|
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
